A PowerPoint presentation exploring all of the elements and features of 'the short story':
* genre
* characters (primary and secondary)
* point of view - first person, third-person limited or omniscient
* setting features - time, place, mood, atmosphere
* plot features
* central problem or primary

Grade 9-12: This condensed handout fully defines and explains each short story element in great detail, and provides students key questions to consider when they are analyzing these elements in a piece of literature. In addition to the core elements of plot, setting, point of view, character, confl

Grade 9-12: In groups of 4-5, students deconstruct and analyze one short story element from an assigned short story and present their analysis to the class. The purpose of this assignment is to:a) Assess students' abilities to analyze a piece of text, using and discussing key passages in support of

This bundle includes all five sections of the short story elements lesson including:
- Part One: Plot and Setting
- Part Two: Character
- Part Three: Conflict
- Part Four: Narration
- Part Five: Theme
- Part Six: Literary Devices
- Not the Classics: List of short stories for teen audiences
- Plot s

Grade 6-10: 25-point multiple choice quiz with answer key to save you time and energy!This is a simple but straightforward quiz to assess if students understand the basic short story elements: plot/plot diagram, conflict, character, theme, point of view, and setting.Save time reinventing the wheel o

This a wonderfully interactive and creative way to both teach the elements of narrative literature, as well as engage students in the writing process in such a fun and playful way, that students won’t realize just how fully they understand the “BIG Five” elements of literature: setting, characters,

Two organizers that can be used in conjunction with a chosen episode of a sitcom (I used Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother) to identify elements of short fiction (plot, characters, setting etc...). Great introduction activity to a short story unit. If you prefer the activity could also be ta

This lesson worked awesome in my classroom. The students had to develop characters with physical and personality traits, and they worked in a group to create an original script which included conflict, exposition, climax, and resolution, theme, and mood. My freshman had fun and learned the material

This resource is useful to teach short story elements in a way that goes beyond the typical plot diagram. This technique compares short story elements to a pot of boiling water and helps students grasp the concepts through metaphor.

Short Story/Narrative Elements package includes:
Parts of Plot -- Definitions for exposition, inciting incident, climax, falling action, and resolution. This could either be a handout or a note.
Plot Graph - Graphic Organizer to apply the Parts of Plot (can be used with any text).
Learning About

Get your students up and moving with this kinesthetic classroom activity! The students will travel around the room to different questions to answer them. If they make a mistake they have to go back and try to figure out where they went wrong. This trail reviews setting, characterization, theme, plot

This is a great way for me to;
1. Expose students to this AMAZING classic movie (a "must see"!!!!)
2. Get them to apply the elements of a short story in a creative way. It makes for a great review at the end of the Short Story unit...or as a nice break in the middle.
Looks at conflict, theme,

Grade 4-9: In this simple activity, students show their understanding of the various types of conflict in literature by writing about their own personal internal and external conflicts. This writing task helps students better understand the short story element of conflict by giving students a chance

This Short Story Elements unit includes plot, characterization, conflict, theme, and setting.
Notes can be completed using a PowToon video (think PowerPoint but online and more exciting) at the following link: https://www.powtoon.com/online-presentation/dZFNQMAGGvR/5-elements-of-short-story/
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This is the third of a five-part handout on the elements of a short story. Part three explains the different types of conflict within a short story and places for students to write their own examples of each type of conflict. This file also includes a conflict worksheet that lists different confli

This is a graphic organizer that can be used to prepare students for the study of literary and plot elements as found within short stories and other texts.
Excellent for:
* pre-reading discussion
* guided reading
* review
* exam prep
* essay prep

Do you need notes for short story devices, but don't want to type it all up or find pictures for every slide? Look no further! This resource of short story literary terms can be used for high school or late middle school. Gorgeous pics on almost every slide. Students can practice their knowledge of

This is the first of a 5-part handout describing and explaining the elements of a short story. Focusing on plot and setting, this handout goes through the short story plot graph, different types of story endings (explicit, implicit, unresolved, etc.) and the function of a story's setting.

This is the second of a five-part handout on the elements of a short story. "Part 2: Character" focuses on the role of characters in a short story (protagonist, antagonist, etc.), the difference between a physical attribute and character trait and how character traits are revealed within a story. I

This is the fourth of a 5-part handout describing and explaining the elements of a short story. Focusing on narration, this handout goes through narrative point of view, narrative voice and narrative time. Each of the three categories are on separate pages, allowing you to choose only the sections y

Need an interesting way to assess students' knowledge of story elements? Need a break from the monotony? Need a quick but engaging assignment for a substitute? Look no further. This is a great little activity that goes along with Tim Burton's film Big Fish. It includes both a chart to assist student